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WORST DRESSED
The only thing worse than letting you mom dress you, is letting your publicist do it. "Fashion faux pas" doesn't even begin to describe these dandies.
The White Stripes
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1. The White Stripes 
27 September 2005: Merriweather Post Pavilion — Columbia, MD
Jack White has taken his gonzo-folk aesthetic a little far. When he walked on stage sporting a cape and top hat, I think I heard some members of the audience actually gasp in fright. Hunched over a marimba he looked like a Vaudevillian madman. (DB)
2. Sun Ra Arkestra
30 July 2005: NYC Summer Stage — New York
The Arkestra has always been one fashion degree of separation away from George Clinton and his P-Funksters. But c'mon guys, it's the middle of the friggin' summer and Mothership couture is so last season. A+ for pioneering the look; F for practicality and comfort. (AW)
3. Edie Sedgwick
26 January 2005: North Six — Brooklyn, NY
Some might think Edie belongs in the "Best" category. They think a scrawny white guy in an ill-fitting dress is simply fabulous. Well, those people should go back to their Eddie Izzard specials; Justin Moyer has neither the curves nor the chromosomes needed to pull off such glittery numbers. (PJ)
Edie Sedgwick
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4. Growing
6 February 2005: Apex Art Gallery — New York
Stop giving the "Save The Hoodie" campaign a bad name. The Unabomber look is out, dudes. (DN)
5. Unisex Salon
19 August 2005: Sin-E — New York
Judas Priest gone disco-pretty: that's Gina Calavera and Kenyon Corazon, the duo that front Unisex Salon. Sure, they're a hot pair, but most of us know that nobody's attracted to desperation. And if all you want to do is stare at some semi-attractive hipsters, check out thecobrasnake.com instead. (PJ)
BEST DRESSED
They may not have been Ziggy Stardust, but they certainly weren't wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Behold this year's haute couture. Joan Rivers, eat your heart out.
1. Beck
29 November 2005: Sam Boyd Stadium — Las Vegas, Nevada
Beck wore a Boy Scout uniform, and so did everyone else in his band. About 90 percent of the on-stage patter was Scout-related (the other 10 percent was devoted to Justin Timberlake). Various merit badges were distributed. At the end of his set, Beck rolled offstage... in a camping tent. Talk about accessorizing! (JK)
2. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
18 November 2005: Iron Horse — Northampton, MA
You wouldn't look twice at the Dap Kings if you saw them in jeans, but when they take the stage they're sharp-dressed, zoot-suited men, looking every bit as natty as James Brown's backing band. Their frontwoman gets points for boogaloo-ing in five-inch-high, silver-toned sandals, ones that I couldn't even walk across the room in. (JK)
Sunn O)))
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3. Sunn O)))
16 December 2005: First Unitarian Church — Philadelphia
Naught but black cloaks, all the more ominous in their simplicity. (MM)
4. Miho Hatori
31 August 2005: Mercury Lounge — New York
Did she make that dress? Light and bright, a perfect accoutrement to her late summer masterpiece, Ecdysis. (DN)
5. xVOYx
26 February 2005: Apex Art Gallery — New York
Singer Texas Tom rocked his seven-year suit (he wore the same tan outfit for seven years) and was doing the Devo Roboto... but it was totally Tom. Reunion in '06? Please? (DN)
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